The sun., 1887-03-27

life, for me TO depart out OF this prison. my only
desire would be to 20 out quietly and without
notice. 1t Ia really too much for me to be made
q hero OF for the nero trife that have DONE"
Stories come Of the good times tho Prince Of
Wales enjoyed in the Reviera before he went
to Berlin. An English lady related to me how
his Royal Highness did battle with the royal
tiger at Monte Carlo. He made his bets each
Of 100 francs and put the bills down according
to his changing fancy. He had n,e syst4A but
fortune was kind. My informant saw him put
100 francs on No. 18-A defiance OF superstition
worthy OF the New York Thirteen Club; and
sure enough thirteen won and the Prince got
thirty-flve 10afrano bills for the one he, risked
Mr.. Cowles. whose combination OF habetudi-
mostly with Cleveland newspaper wdrk has
snede him famous. u here. The Interesting
xtet in connection With his visit is that i,o one
Knows in what part Of London he is. On the
Aurania. In which he came. he is repor ted to
have, been made unhappy by the friendly ad-
vanccs Of Canadian whose only excuse was
that hs was drunk.
Senator Frye Is in Paris. Through the Gour-
tesy Of Speaker Pool he was enabled to witch
the English system Of lawmNksnG from very
comfortable seat He found II queer
Consul General Waller delivered what those
who were there say was brilliant speech At
the Criterion ON Thursday night. It was ut
the Masonic banquet, and some Of the leading
members Of the craft in England were present 8,
He told eloauently Of the strides Masonry has
made wherever civilization extends, and how
It knew no such thing as aliena9e.
H. L. Hastings OF Boston is here for the pur-
pose. am told. Of stirring UP the British free
thinkers. He will lecture in Exeter Hall on
Monday awning 4unnuol Smith fho ,hor
from Flintshire. will preside. and there is to be
big demonstration. There is talk Of public
debate between Hastings and Bradlaugh.
Particulars Of the now cure for consumption.
discovered by q Philadelphia doctor. has reused
a spirit of emulation In French breasts. Mr..
Ball, member Of the Paris Academy Of Medi-
cine. sayA he can cure that terrible disease by
Injections Of eucalyptus oil under the skin.
The italian Minister Of Marine is making
arrangements for using Russian naphtha as
substitute for coal In the italian navy.
The Pail Mai Gazette has caused some stir in
literary circles by accusing Mr.. Rider HaRgard
Of serious plagiarizing from Moores "Epi-
curean" in his novel "She," and with trans
ferring bodily to Jess" his latest work, GER
tain poem which appeared years ago in trans
atlantic monthly. Haggard's wife and Long
man, the publisher. assert that Haggard never
saw, much less read, Moore's Epicurean," and
that tho poem was sent him seven years ago
by q young lady In South Africa who led the
guileless novelist to suppose It was her own
intellectual offspring. However. Haggard be-
ing in Cyprus, working up local coloring for a
new novel, we shall have TO wait some time
before we have a complete explanation.
The university boat race to-day was full Of
exciting incidents. and proved a much better
race than most people expected. Cambridge
1ol NJ <1,n uko ~ rk,o1sy Nd oho
would. but the surprise was to see that despite
the most strenuous efforts. they could not
shake of Oxford. who pulled splendidly to-
gether. though somewhat short In stroke For
two miles Cambridge could not get clear, but
then Oxford steered wildly, owing in great
measure to the fact that their boat stood unu-
sually high out Of the water. and 80 caught the
wind too much. Cambridge then got clear.
Oxford faltered. and odds of to on Cam
bridge rapidly expanded to 10 to 1. Oxford.
however. made . superb squirt, and. nerved by
the chesrvof the Immense multitude. made up
q fun Length Of the leeway, while the Cambridge
boys were splashing and rolling ominously.
For moment It looked as II Oxford would
succeed in rowing their opponents down, but
their coxswain again fooled them The Cam
bridge crew pulled themselves together. and
then the race was practically over. The break
ing of an Oxford oar did not affect the result,
as Cambridge was then leading easily. Neither
crew was first-class, but they were we'll
matched. The crowds were larger than usual.
the hour of contest suiting those who were
enjoying the half-holiday.
Terrific gales have prevailed all the week of
the Irish coast. All weatherwise people here
prognosticate that people aboard the Coronet
and Dauntless are having real uncomfortable
time OF 1t. OF course therefore. nobody ex-
Hno Nlor- ~ fhn rN hut QQ thn
prevailing gales have been from the northwest
and southwest, the wind ought to have sent
them spinning along the true course, even un-
der reduced sail. SO that you may expect to hear
of one or the other OF them at any moment. A
large number Of Americans have gone to
Queenstown to see the yachts arrive, and great
interest is felt in British yachting circles over
the contest
Howell the champion bicyclfst, is evidently
angry because Mr.. Woodside doesn't rush at
once into match with him. and taunts the
Americans with only trying to lower Irish
records. Howell says he is In hurry for
match. as he is OF to, America shortly; but
Woodside won't race until he is fit, and perhaps
then Howell will rather wish that he had not
been 30 eager.
The bookmakers here have been making for
tunes this week. All the hot favorites for the
Lincolnshire Handicap. upon whom q heap OF
money was invested. were bowled over. The
real winner. Oberon. was fifty to one chance.
and carried scarcely any money. In the Grand
National at Liverpool the winner. Gamecock,
was twenty to one chance. but he was rather
fancied In some quarters. Sporting prophets
were OF course ludicrously out Of It, and all who
put faith in such gentry were badly bitten.
There is some talk Of boycotting the historic
Punchestown races. which are fixed for next
Tuesday and Wednesday. Tho meetings. is man
aged by the Kildare National Hunt and Race
Club the members OF which are mostly Prot
estants and landlords. The Catholic members
vainly protested against the races being held
during Lent. and now their protest is being
taken up by the priests, one Of whom writes to
the Dublin newspapers that the whole thing is
plainly an outrage ON the sacred rites OF tho
Catholic Church. and ought not to be encour-
aged in a Catholic country.
Commander ChsAWiek Arrives.
Commander Chadwick. naval attach6 Of the
American legation at London arrived ON the saae
ta,d.v Us asked about the statement printed in